There were the Prom Rebels–three guys sent home to trade their shorts for the pants that came with their tuxedos. And there were plenty of Prom Rebels who paired tennis shoes with their tuxes.
There were corsages, those ephemeral clusters of roses, ribbon and baby’s breath that almost evaporate the next morning.
There were the Prom Photos–posed in front of a giant mask–destined to be preserved in yearbooks for decades.
And of course there was the dancing.
Dancing to rap.
Dancing to Top 40 hits. Dancing to movie soundtrack themes. Dancing to ’80s remakes of songs probably played at parent’s proms 20 years earlier.
There was dancing that made wearing tux jackets impossible after a certain hour and turned the hall into a sauna–with chaperones keeping a keen eye on the students who stepped outside for some air.
Some things never change.

If you have a prom memory, take a moment to share in the comments.

Lastly here is a note from our web team on a project they are launching:

Still have your old prom photos stashed away? Or did you recently send a son or daughter to prom? Send us your prom photos, old and new, for publication in an online photo gallery at sanluisobispo.com.

Please include your full name and the name of the city and high school you attended.

If it’s a recent prom photo, send us your name the name of the high school and your expected graduation date.

E-mail your photos to: prom@thetribunenews.com

Photos will be added to the photo gallery on an ongoing basis. The deadline to submit photos is June 14.

I had a so-so prom. Got ditched by my friends. Ended up going with a guy I didn’t know very well. So that part sucked.

However, the setting for the prom couldn’t have been better — floating up and down the Willamette River aboard the Portland Spirit, watching the lights of downtown Portland, Ore., glitter in the night.